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Originally Posted by tay
Do not... I repeat DO NOT spend a single penny on travelling around or having expensive fun until you have secured a contract. The market is quite tough at the moment, and your South Pacific Peso's will not go far unless you are very very careful.
Arrive... knuckle down and search jobserve and other job sites... accept a low paying contract, dont listen to what your mates reckon you should get, anything above £25 an hour for a .net person with no London experience is good. You will double that easily in time, but you really need to get some experince under your belt and some solid currency rainy day funds in your account.
You travel around for a few weeks get pissed in Acton plenty of nights and end up with £100 in the bank when you start looking for a contract.... you are stuffed... either end up stocking shelves or heading back to Brizzy with your tale between your legs.
You will either need to be mature and act like a business immediately when it comes to your work time over here, or go home.
P.S All you aussies are scumbags and should go back from whence you came
HTH
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I don't mind the nightlife, but I can't drink for another few months due to medical reasons, so I won't be out pissing it up (as much as I would like to)!
I wasn't planning on doing any holidaying until I get settled, find a place and get some funds up. I have family coming over at christmas, so I'm going to meet them in Rome for a weekend, but that's the only travel I've got planned!
To be honest, I'll take whatever rate I can get.. especially since it will be my first time contracting! I'll work the rate up in time and experience!!
Thanks for your advice. 100% NZ huh? Bahaha! =)